757-300 pics

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Hey guys,Yesterday I was handed the keys to one of our newest jets, a brand new (almost, about two months old) -300 model of the 757. I flew it from MSP over to DTW and back. I had the good fortune of having a jumpseat rider, so I naturally handed him my camera and told him to click away. Here are some pics:http://images.andale.com/f2/109/127/632235...300_cockpit.jpgThe front office...still smells like a new car LOL.http://images.andale.com/f2/109/127/632235...ll_taxi_300.jpgSome moron taxing to the active runway...oh wait, that's me.http://images.andale.com/f2/109/127/632235...off_MSP_300.jpgLift-off from MSP...take-off weight 215,000 lbs (every seat on the airplane was full).http://images.andale.com/f2/109/127/632235...ldg_dtw_300.jpgComing across the fence in Detroit. Notice the two big bug splats on my forward windshield...we call it a "poor man's HUD". Phil, do you think you could make a "mod" with the bug splats included?http://images.andale.com/f2/109/127/632235...4_5801_dtw3.jpgAt the gate in DTW. Beautiful bird, eh?I've got more, but I didn't want to put up too many at one shot (for those "broad-band challenged").I'll throw up a few more later.BBall-----------------------Capt. William "BBall" BallBoeing 757, Northwest AirlinesSenior Editorwww.frugalsworld.com

[ACA857]

Please adopt me as your son and let me play with the new toy ;-)Nice pics!

[Guest]

Simply beautiful.You are a very lucky man.Best Regards,

[Guest gooper]

I am so jealous!! how does the 757 compare to the 767 in terms of its takeoff performance, handling etc??

[Guest]

Awesome! What were your takeoff speeds? Is that a 777-style MCP?http://www3.sympatico.ca/walter.schachtschneider/outac.jpg_________________________ "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return"-Leonardo Da Vinci

[michal]

Great shots Cpt. BBall.For me at least the 757/767 cocpkit still looks very modern and elegant - despite its 20+ years age.Michael J.

[Guest Ian_Riddell]

Is that an optical illusion or are your Oil Temps displayed in amber, Bill? (in the takeoff shot).If it isn't an optical illusion... you just trashed the engines :-lolCheers.Ian.

[Guest flightpro08]

>Please adopt me as your son and let me play with the new toy >;-) >>Nice pics! :-lol Fantastic shots. I'd love to see the rest. :-)Ryan-Flightpro08 :-cool VATSIM Pilot/ControllerZLA ARTCC Controller 1 (C-1)SAN TRACON Lead [link:www.taxiwaysigns.com]Taxiwaysigns.com Scenery Designerhttp://members.cox.net/santracon/images/san_logo.jpg-----------------------------My "Home Made" System Specs:Intel Pentium 4 2.2GHz ProcessorTurbo Gamer ATX Mid-Tower with 420W Power SupplyEPoX 4G4A Motherboard with Intel 845G ChipsetVisiontek XTASY GeForce4 128MB Ti4600 (Det 30.30 Drivers)512MB PC2100 DDR RAM40GB Matrox 7200RPM Hard DriveWindows XP Home Edition SP1*No CPU or GPU Overclocking*3dMark2001SE Score: 11298

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Ian,I noticed that too...it was an optical illusion I guess. Wouldn't be very cricket of me to take their new bird out and trash both multi-million dollar engines on my first take-off would it? :DMichal,I couldn't agree more. It's actually quite hard to believe that it's been around since the mid 80's. The cockpit is VERY functional, and although more cluttered than say, the Airbus, it's still (IMHO) the best mix of technology and "old style" instrumentation going. The F/O and I were talking about that very thing tonight on the leg from MSP to here (Portland, OR). You can make this machine do some incredibly amazing things with the technology, OR you can just turn it all off, and fly it around like a big Cessna 172...well, maybe a bad analogy, but you get the point.A340Fan,I've never seen an actual 777 MCP, but the new digital one is very, very nice. The older ones kind of "bounce" around a bit when setting the numbers (esp the altitude window). Oh, and for take-off speeds, reference the pics on the other posting.gooper,I'm afraid I can't say my friend, we own exactly zero 767s. I would hazard a guess that there is NOTHING in the commercial aviation inventory that will impress one like a lightly loaded 757 at full take-off thrust (I've seen the IVSI pegged at 6000fpm more than a few times).Ryno,You are exactly right sir...I am one very lucky individual. However, even though "luck" did play some role in it, there was also a LOT of hard work and paying some rather crappy dues. I look back on some of the stuff I used to do when I was just learning this business, and I cringe. As far as flying the 757, I couldn't think of a better way to make a living. :)ACA856,I'm afraid my 16 year old son might take a bit of offense to the adoption thing....unless of course, if you no aversion to mowing the lawn (he seems to be alergic to it....work, I mean...LOL).Thanks again guys, I've put up more pics....I hope you enjoy them.laterBBall---------------------Capt. William "BBall" BallBoeing 757, Northwest AirlinesSenior Editorwww.frugalsworld.com

[Guest]

Hi Billthose shots are incredible, look forward to your next posting, have used one for my desktop backgound simply superb. wings737

[Guest]

Great Shots!You can realy see the sort of ground visibility you actually get during approach. I tried to add "bug-splats" Two problems, though.1. No good pictures.2. Hard to get do transparency with fixed windows in FS2002.So as you probably notices, I just did little specs on the windshield. I look forward to more of your work! PIC users seem to be having a difficult time adjusting to the new perspective in my work. Hopefully these pics will make them feel a little more at ease, lol. Thanks Again!Sincerely,Phil Geddes

[Guest]

Phil,Your work looks to be capturing the real "sight picture" very, very well (from what I can tell from your screenshots). One of the first things I noticed when I first started flying the 757, was the WONDERFUL visibility you have from the cockpit. I came from the 727, and I really felt like I was finally seeing the "whole picture" when I came across the fence during landing (I remember commenting on just that to the instructor during the very first simulator lesson in the 757 sim).Keep up the good work! :DOh, and I get enough bug splats on the windscreen at work, I think we can live without them in the sim world...LOL.later,BBall------------------------Capt. William "BBall" BallBoeing 757, Northwest Airlinessenior Editorwww.frugalsworld.com

[Guest]

The Northwest 757-351's are actually alot more piggish than the 200's. The engines on the 300's are PW2040, and the 200's engines are the 2037. That means that the 300 has 40,000 pounds of thrust per engine, compared to the 200's 37,000 pounds of thrust per engine. The engines are identical except the eec was changed and that gave then the extra 2500 pounds per engine. Since the 300 is 21 feet longer than the 200, that also increased the max gross by 35,000 pounds. So they only increased the thrust by 5000 pounds, but added 35,000 more pounds of load to the aircraft.The 200 has 180 coach and 22 first class seats.The 300 has 200 coach and 24 first class seats.

[Guest]

The problem with flying the new 757-3s is the sheep-skin seat covers that deposit lint on the fine uniform slacks. I think all new 757s should come with lint-brushes.You could always tell a 757 pilot "...by his ability to type 60 words a minute and the lint on his uniform" (so goes the old saying...).Gonna miss the three holers....T

[Guest]

The other problem with the newer 757 seats is that they are hard as rocks too. When I brought ship 5801 back to MSP from boeing, I almost broke my back when I sat down on the seats.